Posted By Jerry Hill
As they are not part of Great Britain, what Acts, Regulations, ACOP's apply (if any)

Posted By Ken Taylor
The Channel Islands are not part of Great Britain but are within the British Isles and give allegiance to the Queen. They are not part of the EU but seem to try to follow EU directives. Alderney, Sark, Herme, Brecqou, Lihou, etc are all part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey which, like Jersey, has its own government (States).

Posted By Rog Birkinshaw
Health and safety in the Channel Islands is governed by their own laws, but as you would expect, they are not dissimilar in their adoption of EU directives, framework and aims to the health and safety legislation in mainland UK.


The Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law 1989 issued by the States of Jersey sets out a framework for dealing with health and safety issues in the work environment.

Under Part 2 of this Law are Articles 3 to 8 which set out the employer's and other's duties in a similar manner to the relevant sections of our own HASAWA 1974.

The HASAWL (Jersey) enables various regulations and associated ACoP's as HASAWA 1974 does in the UK.

The Health and Safety Inspectorate, based in St Helier, Jersey, are responsible to the States of Jersey Employment and Social Security Department for the enforcement of health and safety legislation.

Contact details of the Inspectorate (unless they have changed recently) are :

Health and Safety Inspectorate
Employment and Social Security Department
PO Box 55
Philipe Le Feuvre House
La Motte Street
St Helier
JE4 8PE

Tel 280473

I am sure you will find the Inspectors are only too willing to help the health and safety aspect of your potential involvement in Jersey or the other Islands.

Whatever your involvement, I recommend an initial 'fact finding' visit around July / August.